NOUN | communication | alibi | (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question |
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communication | alibi, excuse, exculpation, self-justification | a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. | |
VERB | communication | alibi | exonerate by means of an alibi |
Sounds | ae'lahbay. | |
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Rhymes | Bi ... thereby: 16 rhymes with bay... |
Meaning | (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question. | |
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Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Broader | defense, defence, vindication | The justification for some act or belief |
Spanish | coartada | |
Catalan | coartada | |
Verbs | alibi | exonerate by means of an alibi |
Meaning | A defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.. | |
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Example | "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job" | |
Synonyms | excuse, exculpation, self-justification | |
Narrower | extenuation, mitigation | A partial excuse to mitigate censure |
Broader | defense, defence, vindication | The justification for some act or belief |
Spanish | autojustificación, coartada, excusa | |
Catalan | autojustificació, coartada, excusa | |
Verbs | alibi | exonerate by means of an alibi |
Meaning | exonerate by means of an alibi. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Broader | excuse, explain | Serve as a reason / reason or cause or justification of |
Spanish | presentar una coartada | |
Nouns | alibi | (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question |
alibi | a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. |
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